23/00823/LDC

1. 14 Sep 2023

   Received by Watford

2. 18 Sep 2023

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 10 Nov 2023

   Decision issued: Grant Lawful Development Certificate

4. 24 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 23/01014/TPO Granted

  Heathdene Manor Grandfield Avenue Watford

  Works to trees under TPO51: T27 Western Red Cedar - fell to ground level.

  7 Nov 2023 104m away Trees
• 24/00010/TPO Granted

  138A Hempstead Road Watford WD17 4LG

  5 Day Notice- Works to trees under group 8 TPO.No.3 - fell x2 diseased sycamore trees

  9 Jan 2024 110m away Trees
• 20/00592/FULH Decided

  138 Hempstead Road Watford WD17 4LG

  Erection of a single storey rear extension

  15 Jun 2020 120m away Householder
• 23/00038/FULH Decided

  132 Hempstead Road Watford Herts WD17 4LG

  Conversion of Existing Garage

  18 Jan 2023 130m away Householder
• 23/01009/TPO Granted

  1 Bellamy Close Watford Hertfordshire WD17 4RN

  Works to trees under TPO 133: T5 Copper Beech - crown lift to 2.4m

  6 Nov 2023 137m away Trees
• 22/00272/FUL Decided

  Nascot Wood Junior School Nascot Wood Road Watford WD17 4YS

  Retention of temporary mobile classroom (built 2016) Retaining a temporary classroom (built 2016)

  1 Mar 2022 157m away Full applications

• 26/00416/LDC Granted

  249 Hempstead Road Watford WD17 3HH

  Lawful Development Certificate for a loft extension incorporating a rear flat-roof dormer and installation of three rooflights to the front roof slope, Garage conversion and front porch canopy.

  4 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00485/LDC Granted

  Shrodells Unit Watford General Hospital Vicarage Road Watford WD18 0HB

  Lawful development certificate for proposed single storey extension to Shrodells Unit

  26 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00555/LDC Awaiting decision

  81 Tudor Walk Watford Hertfordshire WD24 7NZ

  Lawful Development Certificate for a hip-to-gable roof enlargement, rear dormer, alterations to the roof of the existing two-storey rear extension and associated rooflights.

  20 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00549/LDC Awaiting decision

  4 Field Road Watford WD19 4DR

  Lawful Development Certificate to replace single storey rear extension.

  17 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00396/LDC Granted

  14 Swiss Avenue Watford WD18 7LN

  Lawful Development Certificate for proposed loft conversion including rear dormer extension, two rear-facing windows and x3 front rooflights

  27 May 2026 Lawful development